Common misconception on architects’ stage payments & fees… @RIAIonline mentioned

I’ve written about architects’ fees recently HERE and I’m not going to reiterate the value that you can get from appointing an architect. From a well-designed home that will increase in value over the years, to a home that is Read More …

Come & see me @SwinfordTown #EnterpriseTown #Expo @BOIbusiness #LetsConnect 4th Nov 2016

Just to let you know I’m going to be at the Swinford BOI Business Expo THIS FRIDAY 4th November, 5-8pm – in the Swinford Cultural Centre Please pop by and say hello Click HERE for the full schedule of events Read More …

How much does an architect cost ? The answer is… [new business model update]

The faithful readers will know I’ve written on this subject a few times (type in ‘how much does an architect cost’ in the search box!). This post also gives an update on our new business model where the first stage Read More …

Planning Permission Granted on this traditional design cottage in County Mayo #Vectorworks #Walkthrough

Traditional but contemporary We’ve just received final approval of Planning Permission on this traditional, 3 bedroom cottage in County Mayo: Even with a more traditional designs we still integrate contemporary touches such as the open plan kitchen-dining-living and the angled Read More …

New branch office in Galway

We have a bit of work on in County Galway at the moment so in order to service our Galway clients (and to get more) we’ve set up a branch office in Galway at: Level One Liosbán Business Park, Tuam Read More …

€715 raised this weekend by Mark Stephens Architects for #SimonOpenDoor

After a tough weekend of consultations for the Simon Communities of Ireland, we raised €715 for the homeless charity campaign. Below is a photo before we started on the Saturday: I cycled in on the Saturday but battled on, on Read More …

Simon / RIAI Open Door over weekend

This weekend I’ll be providing consultations for the Simon / RIAI Opendoor Campaign. This is where for a €55 donation to the Simon Community (tackling homelessness across Ireland); I provide an hours architectural consultation. As the post earlier said these Read More …

New Years Resolution : More commercial work. @paulmknally mentioned

Over the last year there were a couple of non-residential, commercial projects that I thought “Yes, I could have done that one”. In much the same way that an actor sees the roles that he could have done better [than Read More …

MarkStephensArchitects.com 2014 in review

The WordPress.com stats helper monkeys prepared a 2014 annual report for this blog. Here's an excerpt: The Louvre Museum has 8.5 million visitors per year. This blog was viewed about 110,000 times in 2014. If it were an exhibit at Read More …

Qualifications + experience + CPD = better buildings

I popped up my professional qualifications and accreditations on the home page yesterday (also below): But what do the qualifications really mean? It means I take my work and training seriously; the Accreditations take the form of Continuing Practice Development Read More …